New voters: Can they win it for Obama?

Barack Obama’s campaign for the Democratic nomination has attracted many new voters to his cause — but that may not mean victory for him in November, pollster Peter A. Brown says on wsj.com.

Let’s be clear: Sen. Barack Obama may indeed be different from most politicians. Not only will he be the first African-American nominee of a major U.S. political party, but also he is truly gifted with rare communications skills and charisma.

At the same time, he is betting the White House on the same Democratic demographic strategy that has given us a variety of Republican presidents over the past generations.